> 1. Link patches missing (Oscar Font)
>
>
> Hi List!
> i have some patches in my library with a path missing. For example the mesh
> Twist patch. I can't go into them direcly with the right click edit, and
> also I think it should show a blue link as some other patches have to open
> as an sample.
> these patches are from ' Path: /System/Library/Compositions/
> Mesh Twist.qtz '
>
> Is this normal or it should have a link?
> Thank you!!!
Yes it is normal if you are referring to the published protocol input port,
these are typical some of the virtual macro patches designed to provide
functionality as well as the templates that provide us with the building blocks
for screen savers, visualizers and so on.
If you were to look inside of such a .qtz file, you would find it is an XML
list - and the input and output protocol ports that are published up for
further application access and facilities, say at the System level for a Screen
Saver , or within iTunes - for a visualizer, contain what looks like, but isn't
gobbledy gook text.
See bel;ow for example.
<key>portClass</key>
<string>QCMeshPort</string>
<key>userInfo</key>
<data>
BAtzdHJlYW10eXBlZIHoA4QBQISE
hBNOU011dGFibGVEaWN0aW9uYXJ5
AISEDE5TRGljdGlvbmFyeQCEhAhO
U09iamVjdACFhAFpApKEhIQITlNT
dHJpbmcBlYQBKwRuYW1lhpKEl5gP
TWVzaCAoUmVxdWlyZWQphpKEl5gI
cG9zaXRpb26GkoSEhAdOU1ZhbHVl
AJWEASqEhA17X05TUG9pbnQ9ZmZ9
m4HXAIG4AIaG
</data>
taken directly from Mesh Twist which I just dragged to my Text Wrangler icon
and lo and behold, the mystery is revealed, or perhaps deepens, upon
apprehending the entry between the data tags.
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